A Dutch actor, born on August 8, 1864, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. His mother was the actress Sophie de Vries. He launched his acting career on stage before appearing on screen in his debut, A Case of Arson (1914). He is known for Cleopatra (1917), Der Meister der Welt (1927), and A Case of Arson (1913). He died on January 31, 1949 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.